From the Manchester Union Leader: “Three said ‘yes’ right away,” she said. “The fourth dragged his feet, wouldn’t get back and all of the sudden they said, ‘Oh, we’re booked.’” A stark contrastThe fact that all the candidates in the … [Read more...]
Archives for June 16, 2014
El Prez at Barstool Lost Me As a Fan Today, Turns Out He’s a Just Another Suburban Wuss from Swampscott. What a Shame!
(Warning, if you read this or worse form an opinion on it you will never get the time back nor will the brain molecules needed for this exercise return. Happy Bloom Day) So here I was just about to write some amazingly insightful … [Read more...]
A Spectacular Day in the 6th for Congressman Tierney and his supporters
The band was playing, hundreds and hundreds of people were there -- and there was just a ton of excitement. That pretty much sums up how today's rally for Congressman Tierney in Salem went, with Senator Liz Warren headlining the rally as … [Read more...]
The 2014 Mass. Democratic Convention: My 2 Cents
I don't know about you, but I'm nearly recovered from my grueling 12-hour stay in the DCU Center on Saturday, having spent yesterday enjoying the glorious weather outside and bonding with my dad. It's time for a recap. First, the … [Read more...]
VERY COOL Graph Showing MBTA Commute Flows
Kudos to the Atlantic's Citylab and the original WPI students who made this nifty series of graphs. Original graphs here … [Read more...]
Convention (“#demvention”) winners and losers
It's all over in Worcester. Two days of speechifying, delegate wrangling, and rapid-fire tweeting have come to an end, and it's now a slow-motion sprint to the September primary. Where do things now stand? Winner: the BMG hive mind. … [Read more...]
Casket Flowers Los Angeles
This edition of the Funeral Consumer Guide is highlighted by the selection of tips detailing the array of caskets available in today’s market. Despite protections provided by the FTC’s Funeral Rule consumers routinely overpay for caskets … [Read more...]
In the venerable tradition of regulatory capture
Case in point: "Dingo Tom" Wheeler. According to John Oliver: “The guy who used to run the cable industry’s lobbying arm is now running the agency tasked with regulating it. That is the equivalent of needing a babysitter and hiring a … [Read more...]